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Consolidation creating conflict between product and advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
Independent financial planning group, Premium Wealth Management, has said that while it is confident about the future of independent financial advice, it fears consolidation in anticipation of the FOFA reforms is creating a conflict of interest between ...

Regulators chase social media

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... media strategy. "Social media's potential value to investment advisors is enormous and growing. It provides a remarkably intimate and direct-not to mention inexpensive - way to connect, build trust with, and inform a large number of customers."

IOOF profits surge 22 pc

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... popularity of its fund management platforms could in part be because it's not a bank. "It's a flatter structure, more intimate," he said. The company was prolific and successful, and was fast becoming the leader in the second tier of a bifurcated market ...

HOSTPLUS pushes into GC retail market

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... Gold Coast. Some of the services provided include superannuation, investment, retirement planning and banking at a "more intimate community level", according to a press statement. Elia said the outlet will start out with two licensed financial planners ...

HOSTPLUS recruits tourism expert

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... this region. "Stephen has worked with a number of our affiliates and partners including TTNQ and the AHA, and has an intimate understanding of the nature of the North Queensland Hospitality and Tourism landscape," said David Elia, chief executive, HOSTPLUS. ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints new CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
John Kightley, chief executive of Maple-Brown Abbott is stepping down in June and will be replaced by director Garth Rossler. According to a press statement, Kightley is due to retire in June but will remain a director and major shareholder of the firm. ...

Dragon still on the rise

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... counterparts and Aussie investors will need to bank on proper research to select where they'd like to invest. "You have to get intimate information because Chinese businesses are not as transparent as Western companies, so you have to be sure that the ...

BNY Mellon taps distressed debt

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
... in the last 15 years, our relationships with managers that are investing in this area are fairly solid. We've got an intimate knowledge of their proceedings [and] there are 63 that are in our research system dedicated to doing distressed investing," ...

Tagliaferro hits back at downgrade

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... of the small cap sector review, which encompassed a brief chat to him and three other members of the team. We have an intimate understanding of the IML business and process and to make the inference that we're not across the issues in this group is incorrect," ...

New CFO for Superpartners team

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... was pleased to welcome Abbott to Superpartners. "Perry's commercial and finance experience is in a high volume, client-intimate service business, and he will be a valuable addition to the executive team," said Camm.